594 Episodes

  1. QAH Episode 17: Bertha Benz and the First Test Drive

    Published: 8/2/2023

  2. Episode 266: The History of Artificial Light

    Published: 7/30/2023

  3. QAH Episode 16: The Demon Core

    Published: 7/26/2023

  4. Episode 265: J. Robert Oppenheimer, Destroyer of Worlds

    Published: 7/23/2023

  5. QAH Episode 15: Bat Bombs

    Published: 7/19/2023

  6. A Brief Update about Episode Scheduling in the Coming Weeks

    Published: 7/16/2023

  7. Episode 264: History's Weirdest Epithets

    Published: 7/16/2023

  8. QAH Episode 14: Hiroo Onoda, the Japanese Holdout

    Published: 7/12/2023

  9. Episode 263: Harald Hardrada, the Last Great Viking

    Published: 7/9/2023

  10. QAH Episode 13: Harald Bluetooth, the Viking King

    Published: 7/5/2023

  11. Episode 262: King Cnut of the North Sea Empire

    Published: 7/2/2023

  12. QAH Episode 12: Violet Jessop, the Unsinkable Woman

    Published: 6/28/2023

  13. Episode 261: The Sinking of the RMS Titanic

    Published: 6/23/2023

  14. QAH Episode 11: Operation Plumbbob

    Published: 6/21/2023

  15. Episode 260: Captain Cook’s Second and Third Voyages

    Published: 6/18/2023

  16. QAH Episode 10: Blas de Lezo, Naval Genius

    Published: 6/14/2023

  17. Episode 259: Captain Cook’s First Voyage

    Published: 6/11/2023

  18. QAH Episode 9: Iron Mike Malloy

    Published: 6/7/2023

  19. Episode 258: The Nika Riots

    Published: 6/4/2023

  20. QAH Episode 8: The Crash at Crush

    Published: 5/31/2023

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Half-Arsed History's first book, History's Strangest Deaths, is now available: https://www.booktopia.com.au/history-s-strangest-deaths-riley-knight/book/9781761472589.htmlWelcome along to Half-Arsed History! It's a weekly podcast highlighting absurd and entertaining stories from history. Three times a week, it helps host Riley Knight feel as though his useless history degree has some kind of real-world relevance.Get in touch: [email protected] the show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/halfarsedhistorySubscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/halfarsedhistoryBuy Half-Arsed History merch: https://halfarsedhistory.theprintbar.comIf you've just discovered the show and aren't sure which of the 350+ episodes to start with, here are some suggestions:Episode 139: The History of the Toilet - https://sptfy.com/PK3J • https://apple.co/3Giftt3Episode 75: The Great Emu War - https://sptfy.com/PK3K • https://apple.co/4jKCvr7Episode 197: The History of Nuclear Weapons - https://sptfy.com/PK3L • https://apple.co/4jygYlcEpisode 233: The 1930 FIFA World Cup - https://sptfy.com/PK3M • https://apple.co/4iltL9PEpisode 106: The First Circumnavigation - https://sptfy.com/PK3N • https://apple.co/4jewsLjHalf-Arsed History acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the unceded Gubbi Gubbi (Kabi Kabi) Land on which the podcast is written and recorded, and pays respect to First Nations Elders past, present, and emerging. Indigenous sovereignty was never ceded. This continent always was, and always will be, Aboriginal Land. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.